Looking for things to do with the kids in NYC? There are tons of activities fit for kids in the Big Apple. New York City is full of museums, zoos, theaters, and other spots kids love. Use this list as a guide to some of the family-friendly events happening this month in NYC.
The Bronx Zoo
718-367-1010
Wild Forest: A LEGO Safari (shown): check out giant LEGO sculptures of tigers, zebras, and other exotic wildlife; construct your own LEGO sculptures; enjoy Wildlife Theater performances; and a musical puppet show, Avenue Zoo, through Sept. 3
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
212-721-1223
UMIGU (You-Make-It-Go): play with new transmedia math games and products from the world of UMIGO. Discover new math skills through videos, dance, board and card games, songs, and iPad explorations, see website for dates and times; Hot Saturday Night Family Dance Jams: families get down with music- and motion-driven fun, each session featuring a different dance style. On Aug. 4, learn hip hop moves, and on Aug. 18 learn Kung-fu, 5-7 pm
Making Books Sing
212-573-8791
If You Really Love Polar Bears: Patchy is a little boy with a big interest in polar bears. This free, interactive show has music, puppetry, and comedy. Each show is at a different New York Public Library branch location, Aug. 2, 3, 7-9, 14, 15, and 23
Bronx Zoo photo by Julie Larsen Maher © WCS
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New York Hall of Science
718-699-0005
Rocket Park Mini Golf (shown): explore gravity and propulsion as you play a nine-hole game, call ahead for weather-related cancellations, 10 am-5 pm weekdays, 10 am-6 pm weekends; Maker Weekends: DIY projects, design challenges, and activities for the whole family, weekends in Aug.; 3-D Theater: see the birth of a tornado in Tornado Alley or our endangered ocean ecosystem in Wild Ocean, through Sept. 2
Potted Potter
212-239-6200 (Telecharge)
Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience: this Harry Potter parody covers all seven books in 70 comical minutes, Little Shubert Theatre, through Sept. 2
Staten Island Children’s Museum
718-273-2060
Boogie Woogie Wednesdays: from salsa to swing, enjoy dancing under the stars with a different professional dance group each week. Families are encouraged to pack a picnic dinner, 5-8 pm, performances at 7 pm, Wednesdays through Aug. 29
Theatreworks USA
800-497-5007
Skippyjon Jones: see the tale of a Siamese cat who imagines he is a sword-fighting Chihuahua. Arrive an hour prior to the show to get your free tickets, the Lucille Lortel Theatre, through Aug. 17
Vital Theatre Company
212-579-0528
StinkyKids, The Musical: based on the SkinyKids books, these little “stinkers” learn to make good choices through mistakes, The Riverside Theatre, Saturdays, through Sept. 16; Pinkalicious, The Musical: uh-oh! Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes, Saturdays and Sundays, through Dec. 30; Angelina Ballerina, The Musical: you might find yourself dancing in the aisles as the dancers perform hip-hop, the Irish jig, and of course, ballet, The Riverside Theatre, Sundays through Sept. 16
